Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-01-17
Religious department.
COMMUNION WITH GOD.

COMMUNION WITH GOD.
When through the dark aud lonely
mind of the blind aud deaf LAURA
BlidSeman flashed the truth that 10y
certain signs she could communicate
her thoughts to Others, it was like
the opening of a window to her im-
prisoned soul; ii was the power of
conscious communion with other
spirits.
Conscious communion is possible
for the soul in the present life only
through the medium of sensible
signs; and its consciousness depends
wholly upon the clear recognition of
the signs. Copmuuion with God
ought TO be a glad conscious one.
stand by my friend aud read Tie
words that he traces for me-woris
that tell of his tender love ami ex-
plain his watchful care, and my
heart gives answer; soul communes
with soul IN glad conscious commun-
ion. So stand silently by the Great
Spirit aud read the word he holds
before me-the Logos. From Beth
any to Calvary l follow the writing.
Every advance is a sentence, clear
a. any language ever written, telling
my soul of Gods infinite love for me,
and his solicitude for my welfare.
And again my heart gives answer,
and my soul communes with the
Great Spirit in the same glad con-
scious communion as with my friend.
walk by the side of some great
teacher and hold Intimate communion
with his mind by the matchIess words
that fall from his lips. So in the
events of history, or in the objects
OF the fields and woods, l walk with
the greatest of all teachers-the SpIr-
it that is just behind the wind. the
tree and the hower. Each event,
each leaf. each blade of grass is q
word of His, language that my
mind can understand the thoughts
of God flow into my soul, and hold
communion with the infinite mind as
wiki the human teacher.
Joseph Henry bending over his
deIicately adjusted instrument, list
ening for some new voice of Nature.
says to his attendant, Hush. it is
God speaking"
In some great distress when | see
my friend toiling for my rescue;
when l see the hand tom and bleed
ing, binding the rope OF tearing away
some obstacle when al length l feel
the touch OF his warm. saving grasp,
3 thrill OF love flows from soul TO
soul the thrill of a conscious com
munion.
So in the affection that came to
me last year or last month, l saw
the nail-pierced hand turning sway
some obstacle. In the blessing OF
yesterday and to-day feel the warm
grasp of the blood-stained hand lift
ing me up to safety. The touch of
Gods daily providence sends thrill
of love through my heart, the same
glad conscious communion that | felt
al the touch of my human friend.
In the dimly-lighted chamber
where the cold form of the dead
woman lies, the still white face unites |
the hearts of the weeping husband !
and child-blnds them together in a
communion that becomes conscious |
by the words that break the silence, /
or by the pressure Of the silent en-
brace. So the symbols of the blood /
and broken body Of Jesus unite the |
heart Of the Great Father Spirit and 1
Of Us his children bind Us together 4
in a communion that becomes con-
sciOus TO US by the thrill of love
which We feel giving answer to the
lnmistakable language in the wine
and broken bread spread at the CON-
nand of Him who changes not.
Everywhere God has poured forth
his Spirit in signs aud language, that
our imprisoned souls may hold glad
conscious communion with Him.
NelC York Observer.